I remember the first time I realized the love and grace of Psalm 68:6. God is a builder, the master of arranging and connecting the pieces of our lives together. And this truth is clearly fleshed out in adoption.

How is it possible that in North America – the land of promise, possibility and plenty – millions of children go to bed hungry each night? How is it possible that in the most bountiful heartland on earth, food deserts exist in rural and urban areas?

We have a huge task as we take on the challenge of lostness in North America. For decades our population has been growing more ethnically diverse, but Southern Baptists have stayed far too white. For decades our urban areas have been growing--82 percent now live in cities or their suburbs. But...

By Kevin Ezell Recent events like the Boston Marathon bombing, the Sandy Hook massacre and Super Storm Sandy all remind me of the remarkable power of the Church in times of crisis. And they remind me why we must continue to work to start new churches in the places where our numbers are...